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About Paris Photo
Since it first began more than a decade ago, Paris Photo has won recognition as the world's premier fair for still photography. This unique event offers a panorama of fine art photography from its early days to the present day, and presents a forward-looking overview of global trends and expressions available in this medium.
The 2008 edition, which brings together some one hundred galleries and publishers from around the world, will coincide with Paris Photography Month, making the City of Lights the international epicentre of art photography.
PARIS PHOTO - A FEW FIGURES
* 40,000 visitors (40 % from abroad).
* 120 exhibitors - galleries, publishers and magazines - from some 20 countries.
* Work by more than 500 international photographers.
* Media coverage with 500 stories in the most prestigious international news outlets.
* 1,000 accredited journalists from 50 countries.
History
Paris Photo was created in 1997 by Rik Gadella, a Dutch publisher, who managed to bring together at the prestigious Carrousel du Louvre a potent mix of galleries that championed photographers of the “photographie pure†movement as well as contemporary artists working with photography.
Paris Photo soon became the world’s first photography fair, owing to the high quality of the exhibitors, the originality of the concept (a balance of 19th century, modern and contemporary photography), its international scope (over 70% of exhibitors come from abroad) and its discerning, enthusiastic audience ranging from collectors of antique photographs to lovers of contemporary art. In 2002, Paris Photo was taken over by Reed Expositions France which owns and organises the event.
Every year, Paris Photo highlights a specific foreign scene.
2008 : JapanÂ
Invited curator : Mariko Takeuchi
2007 : Italy
Invited curator: Walter Guadagnini
2006 : The Nordic Countries
Invited curator: Andrea Holzer
2005 : Spain
Invited curator : Rosa Olivares
2004 : Switzerland
2003 : Mexico
Invited curator : Olivier Debroise
2002 : The Netherlands
2001 : Germany
The 2008 edition
From November 13 to 16, 2008, Paris Photo, the world’s leading fair for 19th century, modern and contemporary photography, will bring together 107 exhibitors (86 galleries + 21 publishers) from 19 countries at the Carrousel du Louvre.
The 2008 selection heralds a profound change with a record number of first-time exhibitors (38%, ie. 31 new arrivals) and one of the highest rates of foreign participation (78% of exhibitors are non-French.)
The largest contingent of exhibitors comes from the USA with 18 galleries, followed by France (17), Japan (14), Germany, Spain and the UK (7 each), Holland (3), Italy (3) and one representative for each of the following countries: Austria, Belgium, China, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, South-Africa, South-Korea. Australia and India will be making their first appearance at the fair (1 gallery each).
